new shed base

briggie · 06-07-2014, 22:39

briggie · 06-07-2014, 22:40

just gotta save up for a shed now

AlexD333 · 06-07-2014, 23:22

Terrano wont fit in that

bry · 06-07-2014, 23:56

How much Ballast did you need after all?

briggie · 07-07-2014, 07:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by bry

How much Ballast did you need after all?

15 bags of ballast ...... its a 8ft x 6ft base

rustic · 07-07-2014, 08:11

I laid flagstones for mine, been fine for nearly 19 years...
But I wouldn't like do do one now though...

I see, from the shadow of the line post, that the grass and surrounding concrete is higher than the base, make sure any water can run off to save any puddles acumulating which could rot any timbers in contact with the base.

What I did, was place timber bearers on rubber strips, to give a slight gap and prevent contact with water.

With yours, you might want to dig down around the edges and make a soak away, old hardcore gravel etc.

So is this going to be a radio shack, or garden storage?
Maybe a bolt hole, fridge, TV, heater, wifi ...?

best regards,

Rustic

Banshee · 07-07-2014, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustic

I laid flagstones for mine, been fine for nearly 19 years...
But I wouldn't like do do one now though...

We are on about garden shed's here Rustic not yours

rustic · 07-07-2014, 09:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banshee

We are on about garden shed's here Rustic not yours

Damn.. I've been rumbled...
We had the shed on flags for only 18 years, but I couldn't help writing "19 years" getting to be a habit, it took me a year to stop writing 18 years...lol

Can't wait till next year it'll be 20 years... with luck..

PS.. sent you a PM on another issue...
Thanks,

Best regards,
Richard (Rustic)

Banshee · 07-07-2014, 09:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustic

Damn.. I've been rumbled...
We had the shed on flags for only 18 years, but I couldn't help writing "19 years" getting to be a habit, it took me a year to stop writing 18 years...lol

Can't wait till next year it'll be 20 years... with luck..

PS.. sent you a PM on another issue...
Thanks,

Best regards,
Richard (Rustic)

So you have!!!!!

Sorry bud, since I've started to use Tapatlk on my phone some of my messages seem to slip through the net

briggie · 08-07-2014, 19:42

ok chaps , I appear to have a swimming pool rather than a shed base

... cant afford to have the chaps back again ( cost me £160 last time ) ...... so I need advice on how to stop this big puddle happening ( its bigger than it looks in the photo )

briggie · 08-07-2014, 19:46

rustic · 08-07-2014, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

ok chaps , I appear to have a swimming pool rather than a shed base

... cant afford to have the chaps back again ( cost me £160 last time ) ...... so I need advice on how to stop this big puddle happening ( its bigger than it looks in the photo )

I anticipated that problem, see post 6
Dig down around the perimeter, and fill with hard core or gravel, or you could wear ...... " Pumps"....

briggie · 08-07-2014, 20:00

I would have thought the base should have been higher than ground level to stop this

rustic · 08-07-2014, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

I would have thought the base should have been higher than ground level to stop this

Ideally, or you could use some engineering bricks, that don't absorb water, to rest your timber bearers on, or put some plastic or rubber between the brick and the timber.

Paff · 08-07-2014, 20:11

Should have been hardcore, raised boards, then concrete. Always better to have a base that is higher than the surrounding ground. Not good just to cut out a hole in the ground and fill. Why not call them back and explain that you now have a swimming pool? Did they know what they were doing?

06-07-2014, 22:39	#1
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rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	I laid flagstones for mine, been fine for nearly 19 years... But I wouldn't like do do one now though... I see, from the shadow of the line post, that the grass and surrounding concrete is higher than the base, make sure any water can run off to save any puddles acumulating which could rot any timbers in contact with the base. What I did, was place timber bearers on rubber strips, to give a slight gap and prevent contact with water. With yours, you might want to dig down around the edges and make a soak away, old hardcore gravel etc. So is this going to be a radio shack, or garden storage? Maybe a bolt hole, fridge, TV, heater, wifi ...? best regards, Rustic __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

08-07-2014, 19:42	#10
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	shed problems ok chaps , I appear to have a swimming pool rather than a shed base ... cant afford to have the chaps back again ( cost me £160 last time ) ...... so I need advice on how to stop this big puddle happening ( its bigger than it looks in the photo )

06-07-2014, 22:40	#2
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	just gotta save up for a shed now

06-07-2014, 23:22	#3
AlexD333 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Uk Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI Posts: 7,847	Terrano wont fit in that

06-07-2014, 23:56	#4
bry Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Yorkshire.. Vehicle: Nissan Terrano MK 2 SE Posts: 1,757	How much Ballast did you need after all?

08-07-2014, 19:46	#11
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473

08-07-2014, 20:00	#13
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	I would have thought the base should have been higher than ground level to stop this

08-07-2014, 20:11	#15
Paff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Just north of Ipswich, Suffolk Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7 SE+ Auto Posts: 1,094	Should have been hardcore, raised boards, then concrete. Always better to have a base that is higher than the surrounding ground. Not good just to cut out a hole in the ground and fill. Why not call them back and explain that you now have a swimming pool? Did they know what they were doing?